Marsch, Galindo help Chivas USA blank Revoluation

Jul 1, 2007 - 8:20 AM
CARSON, California (Ticker) -- Jesse Marsch and Maykel Galindo
each scored a goal in the second half as Chivas USA rolled to a
2-0 victory over the New England Revolution on Saturday night.

With the win, Chivas USA improved to 5-0-1 at home and remain
the only club without a home defeat this campaign.

Chivas rebounded well after seeing its three-game winning streak
stopped with a 4-0 defeat at the hands of the Houston Dynamo
last Thursday.

In the 60th minute, Ante Razov faked out three defenders and
made a slicing pass to Marsch, who blasted the go-ahead goal
that deflected off the left pole past New England goalkeeper
Matt Reis.

"I think maybe here I cause problems for them, I don't know
why," Marsch said. "But what is important was that first goal
to break the ice and put some pressure on them."

"We had many chances in the first half where we couldn't connect
with the final ball and that is what we talked about at
halftime and I thought we came out for the second half and did
very well," Chivas coach Preki said.

But Chivas received a blow in the 81st minute, when Claudio
Suarez was issued a card and ejected for violent conduct against
Adam Cristman. Chivas had to play one man down the rest of the
way.

It was Suarez's first time getting tossed in two seasons in the
league and will miss the next game as a result.

"We will have to adjust; at this time, I'm not sure how but we
face these decisions every week and we manage to survive," Preki
said.

However, the loss of Suarez didn't slow down Chivas USA as
Galindo found the back of the net for his seventh goal of the
season past a leading Reis in the 89th minute, creating a 2-0
cushion.

"I feel like I can do that most times on the field, it's a bit
of luck and a lot of hard work," Galindo said. "You could see
after I scored that they dropped their heads and looked beat."

Signing with the club in February 8, Galindo gained political
asylum in the United States while playing for the Cuban National
Team during the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

In his first start, netminder Preston Burpo was brilliant in
goal, collecting one save on eight shots for his first shutout
this season and sixth of his career.

"I'm glad for the chance to play, I'm happy for Brad (Guzan) and
for his chance to play with the national team," Burpo said.
"The more exposure and experience I get, the more likely I'll
get more game time, which is what I need to raise my game."

Chivas will seek to complete a home-and-home series sweep when
it travels to Gillette Stadium on July 7.